Shloka 8
Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38
उपेक्षा ब्रह्मचर्य च परित्यागश्न सर्वश: | निर्ममत्वमनाशीष्ट्वमपरिक्षतधर्मता
vāyudeva uvāca | upekṣā brahmacaryaṃ ca parityāgaś ca sarvaśaḥ | nirmamatvam anāśiṣṭvam aparīkṣata-dharmatā || viśvāsaḥ lajjā titikṣā tyāgaḥ pavitratā ālasya-rahitatā komalatā moha-abhāvaḥ prāṇiṣu dayā paiśunya-avarjanam harṣaḥ santoṣaḥ agarvitā vinayaḥ sadvṛttam śānti-karmaṇi śuddha-bhāvena pravṛttiḥ uttamā buddhiḥ āsakti-vimokṣaḥ jagad-bhogeṣu udāsīnatā brahmacaryam sarva-tyāgaḥ nirmamatā phala-kāmanā-rahitatā dharmasya nirantara-pālanam—etāni sarvāṇi sattva-guṇasya kāryāṇi ||
风神伐由说道：“忍耐、梵行的自制与彻底的出离；无占有之心、无自私的希求，以及于法（Dharma）中不动摇的恒常坚忍；信、惭愧与谦抑、堪忍、施舍、清净、远离懒惰、柔和、无迷妄、怜悯一切众生、避开毁谤与谗言、欢悦、知足、无我慢的谦卑、礼敬、善行、以清净之意投身于息争安和之业、卓越的辨慧、解脱执著、对世间享乐淡然、守持节制、万缘尽舍、无所占有、不求果报，并恒常奉行正法——这一切，皆是萨埵（sattva）之德所显现的特征与作用。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists ethical and psychological traits—self-restraint, non-possessiveness, purity, compassion, humility, detachment, and acting without craving results—as the defining manifestations of sattva-guṇa (the quality of clarity and goodness) and urges steady adherence to dharma.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a teacher, characterizing sattva by enumerating its observable virtues, thereby guiding the listener toward a sattvic way of life grounded in renunciation, peace-oriented conduct, and continuous righteousness.